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Final Countdown: 3 Things to-do before baby comes.
I’m officially 3 weeks away from my due-date as of TODAY. (How did I get here?) At this point, expectant moms usually read the prep books, setup the nursery, wash the baby’s clothes and clean (“nest”) like crazy. Here are 3 additional things that friends told me to do to make the days/weeks FOLLOWING baby’s…
PICKING YOUR PED(iatrician)
Here I am, eight months preggers and cramming about all the new-baby logistics that I’m supposed to be doing. The thought of just getting the baby out makes me cringe, but the idea of choosing a pediatrician for my precious little angel is even more daunting… and I’m MARRIED to a pediatric surgeon! Nevertheless, I’m…
The old-working-tv-host “Jill”… and soon-to-be-once-again “Jill”, except this new chick will be a Mommy. Find out if I’ll be a train wreck or in the running for New Mom of the Year….
Many moms-to-be (including myself) fixate on their baby’s gender early on in the pregnancy. They desperately “pray for a girl” or are “dying for it to be a boy.” I’ve even heard of some expecting moms getting mildly depressed after they find out the sex and it’s not what they wanted it to be. If you’re…
January “Mourning” Surprise.
For most women, finding out they’re pregnant is one of the most joyous days of their life. Friends of mine have gloated about the over-the-top ways they told their husbands the good news… one of them bragged about her seemingly-Stepford method of “taking him to brunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel.” Not me. I, instead,…
